Pneumatic tire.



J. T. KENNELLY.

PNEUMATIG TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNB'Z, 190s.

Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

are. 019,594;

'JOSEPH-T. KENNELLY, oF RA-WLINS, WYOMING.

PNEUMATIG rma..

' Y specificati@ of Lettera Patent.

latented April 27 1909.

Application led June 2, 1908. Serial No. 436,306.l

To all whom Iit may concern: A Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. KENNELLY,

citizen ofthe United States, residing at Rawf lins, in the county of Carbonand State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Tires, of which the following is a specification.

The present -invention relates to an improved pneumatic tire embodying a novel construction whereb the desired resiliency may be obtained Without the necessity of employing rubber or similar material which is o jectionable owing to its more o r less perishable nature.

The object of the invention is the provision of a devlce of this character in which the fing relative rotation -t Wheel rim and tire coperate with each other to provide an air chamber, the said members having a sliding engagement with each other and n'ovel means bein provided for preventereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the meritsthereof and also to. acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and' the means for effecting the result, reference istofbe had to the following description and accompanying-drawings, in which:

Fi e 1 is a side elevation of a Wheel pro- -videuivith tlie improved pneumatic tire.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the same@ Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a portionof the tire. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view through the tire' and the rim of the wheel; Fig. 5 is an enlarged side eleva- `tion of a portion of the wheel rim; Fig. 6 is a section view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated l in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawing', the numeral l designates the hub of a wheel, and 2 the rim' which is connected to the hub by means of the spokes 3. This rim is provided upon opposite sides with the outwardly projecting spaced and parallel llanges 4'. Loosely received between these flanges 4 are the 1i s 5 which project inwardly from the tire 6 w ich is plreferably formed of metal. This tire 6 is ho ow and is approximately circular in cross section, the inner portion of the tire being open and the lips 5 projecting from op osite sides of the said open portion. It wil thus be obviousfthat the rim and the tire have a sliding connectionl with each other, and cooperate to provide an annular space within4 which it is designed to confine the air in such a manner as to provide a cushion for absorbing all shocks and jars and reventing the transmission of the same to t 'e vehicle. valve 14 of the conventional construction is provided for iniiating ther tire. For the pur'- pose of preventin leakage of the air between p the lips 5 of the tire and the flanges 4 of the rim, a pair of washers 7 are provided, the said washers beingformed of some flexible material such as rubber, and having their inner edges secured tothe rim adjacent the flanges, while their outer ed es loosely overlap the lips 5 of the tire. he air confined within the tire will then tend to force the washers 7 against the lips 5 and flanges 4 so the two lips 5 of the tire arel connected by the,

flattened sleeves 10 which prevent the air coniined within the tire from escaping through the slots. Bolts 11 pass loosely through the corresponding inclined slots 9 of the tire and radial slots 8 of the rim, and the ends of the bolts are received within slides 12 which are mounted within radially disposed OIFuides 13 upon the exterior of the rim: with this construction, it will be obvious that while the tii'e and therim are locked againstrelative rotation, nevertheless they are permitted to have a limited degree of radial and lateral movement, which is necessary in a device of this character.

Attention is directed to the fact that were the slots 9 arranged in a radial direction as Well asthe slots 8, the bolts 11 would defeat the purpose of the invention and lock the wheel and tire against relative vertical movement when the wheel had turned to` throw the slots in a horizontal position.- When the slots 9 are inclined however, the wheel is free to move up and down within the tire at any position of the slots, the inclination of the slots 9 merely serving to compound a slight lateral movement with the vertical movement.

. Havin lthus described the invention, what is claime as new is:

1. The combination of a rim provided with spaced flanges, the lsaid anges bein formed with radial slots, a hollow tire rovi ed with lips looselyr received between t e flanges-and formed with inclined slots, and bolts assing 4through the corresponding slots in t e tire and rim.

2. The combination of a rim provided with spaced langes, a hollow tire formed with lips loosely received between the spaced flanges, tlie`v said lips being provided with corresponding slots which are'connected by sleeves, and bolts passin loosely through the sleeves and having a sli ing connection with the flanges of the rim.

3. The combination of a rim provided with spaced flanges, a hollow tire formed with lips looselysreceived between the spaced flanges, the said lips being formed with corres onding slots which are connected by attened sleeves, and bolts passing loosely through the liattened sleeves and having a sliding connection with the flanges of the rim.

4. The combination of a rim rovided with spaced iianges having radial s ots therein, a tire formed with lips loosely received be tween the spaced ianges, the said lips being provided with corresponding inclined slots connected by iattened sleeves, and bolts nected b passing loosely throu h the ilattened sleeves and engaging the ra 'al slots ofthe flanges upon the rim. 5. The combination of a rim providedwith spaced llanges, radial guide Wa s upon the spaced flanges, a tire formed wit lips loosely received between the spaced lian es, the said lips being provided with incline slots conlattened sleeves, bolts passin loosely t ough the liattened sleeves, an slides engaging the extremities of the bolts and mounted upon the radial guide ways of the lianges of the rim.

6. The combination of a rim provided with spaced flanges having radial slots formedt erein,xrad1al guide ways u on the flanges, slides mounted u on the ra ial guide wa s, a tire formed wit lips loosely tween the iianges, the said lips being provided with corresponding inclined slots connected by attened sleeves, and bolts passing loosely through theliattened sleeves and also through the radial slots of the flanges, the said bolts being engaged by the beforel mentioned slides.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature in presence of `two witnesses.

JGSEPH T. KENNELLY. `[1.. s] Witnesses: f

i MARY A. KENNELLY, Mrs. A. KENNELLY.

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